Nick Grimshaw to replace Chris Moyles on Radio 1 breakfast show | Daily Mail Online 'Thank you for listening': Nick Grimshaw to replace Chris Moyles on Radio 1 breakfast show Moyles has another 18 months on his contract at Radio 1 The changeover will take place at the end of September - when Moyles starts the touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar Breakfast show has an average of 7.1million listeners, down from a peak of 11.8 million in 2010 Moyles was BBC's longest-serving breakfast presenter with eight and a half year stint Nick Grimshaw begins presenting Radio 1 breakfast show - BBC News BBC News Nick Grimshaw begins presenting Radio 1 breakfast show 24 September 2012 A "nervous and excited" Nick Grimshaw took over Radio 1's Breakfast Show on Monday morning. The 28-year-old DJ replaced Chris Moyles after the end of his eight-and-a-half-year stint. Grimshaw welcomed listeners to a "brand new breakfast show" saying it was "quite a surreal day" that he has been "dreaming about" since he was a child. "I'm excited and nervous and just want to get on with it...

let's get on with it," he said. The presenter, known to fans as Grimmy, kicked off the show by playing Paris by Jay-Z and Kanye West, adding: "This is the sort of music I want to play - big pop songs which are good." 'Aglee to wake and hear you' Guests on the show included Harry Styles from British boy band, One Direction, and a pre-recorded interview with Canadian superstar Justin Bieber. Doctor Who star Matt Smith phoned into the programme, saying: "I was aglee to wake up and hear you in the morning, many congratulations mate". Nick Grimshaw Distinguishing feature: Fluffy quiff First job: Record company plugger, promoting singles to radio stations in Manchester Broadcasting experience: Presenter on T4, Freshly Squeezed, The Album Chart Show, BBC Switch and Radio 1 Inherited breakfast show audience: 7.1 million Musical taste: "Obnoxious hip hop is my favourite genre. The ruder and cruder the lyrics, the better." [ Metro ] Guests on first show: Justin Bieber, Matt Smith, One Direction's Harry Styles He says: "I've literally wanted to do this job since I was 10 or 11".

After playing How We Do (Party) by Rita Ora as his third track, Grimshaw said: "Is that the hard bit over? Think it's going to be fun from now on." The host, who admits he struggles with early mornings, said he set two alarms to make sure he got up and revealed "it was like the first day of school, I laid my clothes out (before I went to bed)". Grimshaw took over Radio 1's popular show following pressure on the station's controller, Ben Cooper to attract a younger audience. Bosses hope Grimshaw, who is 10 years younger than Moyles, will attract more listeners from its target audience of 16 to 24-year-olds. With Moyles at the helm, Radio 1's audience peaked at 7.9 million in 2010, but listenership has dropped to 6.93 million in recent months. As part of the overhaul, Grimshaw is tasked with playing twice as many songs as his notoriously talkative predecessor, but he didn't quite meet the challenge on his debut.

Over the course of the three-and-a-half-hour show, Grimshaw played 25 tracks while 16 songs featured in Moyles' final programme. The tunes were a mix of those on the Radio 1 playlist, including the current UK number one from The Script, Hall of Fame; Million Voices by Otto Knows and AlunaGeorge's Your Drums, Your Love. Fellow DJs on show Others included Cheryl's Under The Sun and Play Hard by David Guetta. During the show Grimshaw joked that bosses also told him they want producers to have more "gravitas" and influence over the show. Born in Manchester and brought up in Oldham, Grimshaw began working at the BBC in 2007 when he co-presented a new weekly music show, Sound, with Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac. He joined Radio 1 in 2008 as the weekend breakfast show host before taking over the 22:00 to midnight slot in June 2009 following the departure of Colin Murray. Grimshaw revealed that guests on this week's show will include Strictly contestant and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, actress Emma Watson and the American singer songwriter Alicia Keys.

Towards the end of the programme, fellow Radio 1 DJs Zane Lowe, Scott Mills and Fearne Cotton joined Grimshaw, with Mills joking: "The features go on for ages, but it's great." Grimshaw signed off at 10:00 thanking listeners for a "great first show". Chris Moyles - chrismoyles.net Wiki Chris Moyles Christopher Moyles is an English broadcaster, best known for his work on BBC Radio 1 . Family and Personal Life Chris and his parents Chris Moyles was born in Leeds on February 22nd 1974, the youngest member of the Moyles family. He has one older brother, Kieron, who works as a promotions executive in London and was born on June 8th. His dad Chris used to work for the post office, and is now retired. His mum Hannah Veronica (aka "VIP Vera"), is also retired, and used to work as a school assistant. Chris' parents still live together in Leeds. Chris is currently dating an unnamed lady as of September 2015. He split up with his long-term girlfriend Sophie Waite in 2010. Before Sophie, Chris dated ex-children's TV presenter Ana Boulter.

The pair met in March 1999, and eventually split up in December 2001, to much publicity. Prior to that Chris had a long relationship with Helen Legh, who he met while working for the GWR network. Helen is now the breakfast DJ on Sundays for BBC Three Counties Radio . In February 2014, it was reported that a court found that Chris tried to avoid paying up to £1 million of income tax in a scheme where he claimed to be a second-hand car dealer. He said on Twitter that he took "full responsibility" and "learned a valuable lesson". Career As well as presenting various radio shows, Moyles has worked on a number of television projects, including Chris Moyles' Quiz Night for Channel 4, Live With Chris Moyles on Channel 5 and The Chris Moyles Show for UK Play. He has also released two parody albums; The Parody Album in 2009 and The Difficult Second Album , released in 2012. On 30 June 2014, it was reported that Chris had announced that he has retired from showbusiness after a 20 year career in radio and TV.

The following day, Chris took to Twitter to deny that he had retired and accused the journalist who broke the 'story' of making it up. The Early Days A young Moyles Chris began his radio career at an early age, working for a hospital radio station in Wakefield - located in the top of a very large building in a mental unit! He also worked at the weekends on Radio Top Shop , a fact that has been mentioned lots on the show throughout the years. After leaving school with five GCSEs at the age of 16, Chris joined Aire FM in Leeds (now Radio Aire), initially making cups of tea for Carol Vorderman. He then moved abroad at the age of 18 to present on the world famous Radio Luxembourg (where he used the name Chris Holmes, Holmes being his mothers maiden name). After he had worked there for nine months the station was shut down, so Chris went back to Yorkshire and worked for The Pulse in Bradford, until he was fired eleven months later. Work at other radio stations up and down the country followed - including Signal Radio in Stoke, GWR Radio in Bristol, Northants FM , Chiltern Radio in Dunstable and Horizon FM in Milton Keynes.

In 1996 Chris secured a move to London station Capital FM , where he presented his show The Late Bit each weekend. Without any co-presenters or sidekicks, Chris’ unique style was more obviously seen, and he gained a cult following for his late night antics. He would regularly impersonate his fellow DJs, cut off and abuse any dull callers, and invite women listeners into the studio. (Including the time he painted a naked listeners breasts, live on air). His catalogue of features included Throwing CDs at the Studio Clock, I don’t want to go to work tomorrow and (the amazing) True or False. Chris was also credited with bringing Britpop music to Capital, in particular Oasis, which he claims Alan McGee still loves him for. Audio clips from Chris’s local radio career can be found in the Antique Moyles section of our Sound Vault . By the beginning of 1997, people were beginning to talk - and Chris was voted as one of the “Faces for '97” by Sky Magazine. After a year at Capital, the opposition came calling. Kiss 100, London's dance station, wanted him to present their breakfast show, but Chris declined the offer.

Radio One (1997 - 2012) Chris' no-holds barred approach eventually brought him to the attention of BBC Radio 1 bosses Jeff Smith and Andy Parfitt. After a drunken night out with (then) controller Matthew Bannister, Chris was persuaded to join the station. He did so on Monday 28th July 1997 and styled himself as "The Saviour of Early Morning Radio". At the age of 23, he also became Radio One's second youngest DJ ever. The only one younger was Noel Edmonds. The Early Bit (1997 - 1998) Chris’s first show on Radio One was The Early Bit , which went out Monday - Friday from 4-7am. Chris and Dave in the early days Joined at first by producer Simon Barnett and broadcast assistant Jude Adam, Chris soon developed a friendship with fellow overnight host Clive Warren, who made regular appearances on the show. As too did Dave Vitty, at the time a technical operative, working as the London based button puncher on the Mark and Lard Breakfast Show.

Soon Dave, christened " Comedy Dave " because he wasn't very funny, joined the show alongside new producer, Ben Cooper. The show added 200,000 listeners before the end of 1997, boosting Chris’ listenership to over a million. He was handed the additional 6-9am Saturday Breakfast Show as a result. This is the show on which Moyles first worked with Simon Hollis (aka Melinda), who’d later go on to work on the afternoon show. The Saturday Show (1998 - 2001) Main article: The Saturday Show The Saturday version of Chris' show used to be a great way to start the weekend proper. Still often mentioned lots on air years after it ended, it ran for over three and a half years, and was often performed under a haze of booze from the night before. It was also the show on which Moyles and Dave first worked with their future Breakfast Show producer, Rachel Jones . On April 25th 1998 Chris was promoted from his previous 6-9am Saturday slot, as Radio One revamped their weekend schedules.

He was given the new 10am-1pm show, produced by Richard Murdoch - and less than ably assisted by "Baldie" Greg Young. The show also often contained slightly bizarre competitions, the most famous probably being Hello, I'm Listening. This involved Chris phoning up someone, who would then have to answer with "Hello, I'm Listening". There would also be variations of this, with different phrases. Sometimes callers would be from the phone books of the team, or from emails into the show. Afternoons (1998 - 2003) Main article: Afternoon Show On Monday 12th October 1998, Chris Moyles was allowed out to play in daylight. Given a new, lucrative two year contract - partly to prevent Chris Evans from poaching him to go to rival commercial station Virgin Radio - Chris was promoted to front the late afternoon show (originally called The Afternoon Bit), initially from 4 - 5.45pm and later from 3 - 5:45.

Joined initially by Dave and Ben, the slot became home to Chris for over half a decade, and it was in the afternoons that he really established himself as a household name. You can download edited afternoon shows here . The Breakfast Show (2004 - 2012) Main article: The Chris Moyles Show On Monday January 5th 2004 at 7am, the breakfast radio revolution began. Chris' first show kicked off with a simply unforgettable five minute opener, put together by imaging company Music4 (the company who made all of Chris' jingles). Comedy Dave called it "quietly understated", and it undoubtedly ranks up there as one of the shows’ greatest ever moments. The show ended in September 2012 with a special live broadcast from the BBC Radio Theatre in London. A (soon to be) complete archive of the Breakfast Show (edited to remove music and news/sport) is available here After the Breakfast Show Chris was contracted to Radio 1 until 2014, though he did not appear on the station between September 2012 and 2014.

On 30 September 2014, Chris tweeted that he had had a meeting about "never doing radio EVER again. Signed, sealed and delivered". Radio X Main article: The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show In the summer of 2015, it was strongly rumoured that Moyles would be returning to radio as part of Xfm's rebranding to Radio X . On 6 September 2015, Chris Moyles posted a video on his YouTube channel called "It's Time", in which his footsteps are shown leading him to the attic, where he pulls out a box marked "Do Not Open Until 2015"... He later posted a picture on Twitter bearing the words: RADIO X MONDAY 21ST SEPT 06:30 In an interview with The Sun, he officially announced that he would be presenting The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show from 21 September, going head to head with Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw, who replaced Moyles in 2012. Dominic Byrne and Pippa Taylor will be returning to work with Moyles on the new show.

TV / Film Work Away from his work on radio, Chris has also appeared on television and in films, with varying degress of success. The Chris Moyles Show (1998) Chris' first major TV work came in 1998, when he was given his own weekly show on the now-defunct UK satellite and cable channel UK Play. The Chris Moyles Show featured both Chris and Comedy Dave presenting a rather odd but amusing half hour mix of music videos, features and celebrity guests. Items on the programme included Viewers Letters, Fake Interviews, Goodbye Song and The Bubble Rapper. The show ran for two series’, and you can view nine full episodes in our Video Vault , including the infamous "carrots" episode - where Dave inserted carrots up his nostrils. In 1999, Chris joined forces with MTV star Donna Air to host a revival of the ground-breaking music show The Tube. The duo presented a one-off extravaganza on Saturday 20th November for Sky One, beamed live from the show's original home, the Tyne Tees studio in Newcastle.

In June 2001, Chris was also a one off guest presenter on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast, joining co host Richard Bacon. Following the long-standing tradition of Radio 1 DJs presenting the show, Moyles also appeared several times on the BBC’s former music show Top of the Pops - first with Jamie Theakston at the TOTP Awards, and then later in 2004/2005 (on one occasion with the entire radio show team). Live With Chris Moyles (2002) Produced by former Radio One DJ Chris Evans and his UMTV production company, Live With Chris Moyles (working title Chris Moyles Live) was commissioned for a 13-week run on Channel 5, starting in September, airing five nights a week at 7pm. It was seen as a successor to Evans' TFI Friday and Chris' big chance to make a name for himself on TV. Broadcasting live from a pub in North London, Chris would host the show from behind the bar, with features such as Push The Pint and Off The Top Of My Head.

He was determined to make his new project a big success, despite the clash with his radio work (his Radio 1 show finished at 5:45, just over an hour before his TV show began). Unfortunately, things didn't quite go according to plan. Ten minutes into the first show, a caller made a four letter outburst live on the air, and it was practically downhill from there. Viewing figures dropped as low as 200,000 and Chris eventually departed by "mutual consent" in January 2003. He was replaced for the second series by XFM DJ Christian O'Connell. You can see a few clips from the programme in the chrismoyles.net Video Vault here , and check our TV Reviews Archive to read more. Chris Moyles Quiz Night (2009 - 2012) Chris Moyles' Quiz Night aired on Channel 4 in the UK between 2009 and 2012. Star guests would compete along with Moyles in a quiz where the prize was an item from Chris' home (this was dropped after series 1).

Quiz Night ran for five series between 2009 and 2012 before being axed by Channel 4. Love Machine (2012 - 2013) Chris teamed up with TV personality Stacey Solomon to present a dating show, Love Machine, for Sky Living which began airing in 2012. The show was axed after a second series in 2013. Miscellaneous TV Work His other TV credits include his infamous appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1998), plus Showbiz Weekly (1998), Casting Couch (1999), A Question of Pop (2000), The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001), I Love the 1990s (2001), The Springer Show (2001), Fame Academy (2002), Patrick Kielty ..

Almost Live (2002), Stupid Punts (2002, 2003), This Is Your Life - David Dickinson (2003), Bo Selecta (2003), Later with Jools Holland (2003), Big Brother's Little Brother (2003, 2004, 2005), BBC FA Cup MOTD (2004), Reverse-A-Word (2004), Children In Need (2005) and Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live (2005). Chris was also the voice behind The Villa on Sky One, and appeared in the video for Avid Merrion’s 2003 single Proper Crimbo. He is a frequent guest on ITV's daytime show This Morning. In 2006, he made an appearance with his family (his brother Kieron, his then-girlfriend Sophie and his parents; Vera and Chris Snr.) on the first episode of ITV1's newly revamped All Star Family Fortunes show, losing to fellow Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton and her family. He also had a brief role in BBC1's hotel drama Hotel Babylon.

In 2010, Chris wrote and presented a one-off documentary for the BBC called When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs, in which he met most of the previous BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Shows DJs since the station launched in 1967, with the notable exceptions of Chris Evans and Noel Edmonds. In 2012, he presented a one-off comedy showcase called Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire, also on the BBC. Since moving to the Breakfast Show, Chris has also become a movie star - featuring in three blockbuster films. Not visually, but as a radio DJ. The films in question are 2004's Wimbledon (clip here) , and 2005's Robots and War of the Worlds. His face also appeared on a character in a video game based on the TV series 24. X Factor: Battle of the Stars In May/June 2006 Moyles appeared on a celebrity version of ITV’s music talent competition X-Factor, entitled X Factor: Battle Of The Stars. Under the stewardship of Louis Walsh, Chris reached the semi finals, losing out to rugby player Matt Stevens and the eventual winner, actress Lucy Benjamin.

Over the course of seven consecutive nights, Chris wowed the crowds with his performances of What A Wonderful World , Burning Love and Ain’t That A Kick In The Head (click the links for audio). Theatre Jesus Christ Superstar In September 2012, Chris made his stage debut playing King Herod in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Jesus Christ Superstar alongside Melanie Chisholm and Tim Minchin. Books Chris has written two autobiographies, The Gospel According to Chris Moyles and The Difficult Second Book , published in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Music The Parody Album was recorded and released in 2009. A follow-up, The Difficult Second Album , was released in 2012. YouTube Channel In 2011, Chris set up his own personal YouTube channel, ChrisMoylesOfficial . Initially, he only posted a few videos of himself at BBC Television Centre; showing off the new set of Quiz Night and searching for the old 'Broom Cupboard' presentation studio with Andi Peters.

However, in September 2014, he returned to YouTube with his Ice Bucket Challenge video and a video blog called " A Week In The Life Of Chris Moyles ", including some celebrity guests. "A Week in the Life..." was last made on 4 December 2014 and there have been no further videos in this series as of September 2015. Chris has since marked the old videos on his channel as private, leaving only the Ice Bucket Challenge and his 'Week in the Life of' videos available. Other work On 14 June 2004, Chris appeared in a cameo role on long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers. After the Breakfast Show ended in 2012, Chris and some members of the team including Dominic and Aled went on tour around the UK with an 80 minute live show featuring karaoke with a live band and comedy. In 2014, Chris joined Ant and Dec on the Sheffield date of their Saturday Night Takeaway live tour as a guest announcer. Controversies Moyles has been involved in many controversial incidents, including allegations of sexism, homophobia and tax avoidance. Trivia Chris was nearly named Rory Moyles by his mum.

The first record on his afternoon show was "Where's The Love" by Hanson, played on 12/10/98. His last record on the afternoon show was "My Way" by Sid Vicious, played on 05/12/03. Chris began the Breakfast show by playing "Flowers In The Rain", by The Move. This was also the first record played on Radio 1 when it launched in 1967. The American voiceovers heard between songs on Chris' shows were done by Paul Turner. Paul has worked on a wide range of American radio stations/shows through the years, including Howard Stern and K-ROCK in New York. He is currently the image voice for CNN and Fox Major League Baseball in the States, and began recording material for Moyles when he worked in local radio. Before he joined Radio One, Chris used to post regularly to Usenet radio newsgroups (he's a closet geek!). You can view a collection of Chris's postings here: [1] Chris is managed by Vivienne Clore, a talent agent specialising in comedy and multi-skilled presenters.

He has been with Vivienne since summer 2000, and was previously managed by ex Radio One DJ Bruno Brookes. On 6 August 2003, he was involved in a car crash alongside Comedy Dave. Both escaped unhurt. In 2005 it was leaked to The Sun newspaper that Chris was on a contract with Radio One worth '£630,000 per year'; more than double the second-highest earner on the station. Contact Information Moyles replaced at Radio 1 - ITV News 11 July 2012 at 10:36am Moyles replaced at Radio 1 Former Channel 4 presenter Nick Grimshaw is to take over the Radio 1 breakfast show, replacing Chris Moyles, the BBC said today. Chris Moyles played a "cruel" prank on new breakfast host Nick Grimshaw today after he abandoned him in the studio live on air. A prank was played on new breakfast show host Nick Grimshaw today. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Grimshaw had been a guest on the flagship show and was talking about his appointment but Moyles and his team walked out, leaving the new host by himself.

The T4 presenter said: "Everyone's gone - this is not a hilarious on-air radio gag". He said Moyles had taken him for a drink last night and invited him on telling him they would have a "really nice morning together". Grimshaw then told listeners: "I've only been up for 20 minutes. This is cruel, really cruel." Today television and radio presenter Nick Grimdshaw was named as the successor to Chris Moyles as the presented of BBC Radio 1's breakfast show. Nick Grimshaw is to replace Chris Moyles presenting the Radio 1 breakfast show. Credit: BBC/Ray Burmiston 27-year-old Grimshaw has been with the station for five years and said he was "super excited" to be given the new role. The presenter - known to listeners as 'Grimmy' - said: "It's been a dream of mine since the age of 11 and, to be honest, it hasn't really sunk in yet.

"I love Chris and have always looked up to him as one of the best broadcasters ever." Chris Moyles to leave Radio 1 breakfast show | Media | The Guardian Chris Moyles to leave Radio 1 breakfast show Nick Grimshaw to take over programme from the self-styled saviour of BBC Radio 1 Chris Moyles leaves the Radio 1 studios after announcing he will be ending his stint as the station's breakfast show presenter. Photograph: Beretta/Sims /Rex Features Chris Moyles to leave Radio 1 breakfast show Nick Grimshaw to take over programme from the self-styled saviour of BBC Radio 1 Wednesday 11 July 2012 14.35 EDT First published on Wednesday 11 July 2012 14.35 EDT Close This article is 4 years old He is the self-styled saviour of BBC Radio 1 whose eight-and-a-half year reign has featured tears, tirades and no shortage of controversy. Now Chris Moyles has announced he will be leaving the coveted breakfast show just short of his 10-year anniversary.

Moyles, 38, will be replaced by Nick Grimshaw , a 27-year-old "friend of the stars" aimed at attracting a new generation of younger listeners to Radio 1. Moyles announced his departure live on his show on Wednesday morning. "We're going to leave the breakfast show … I'm just going to give a heads up that we are going to wrap it up," he said. "It's almost time to go, we're off. A couple more months of us and then it's someone else's turn to have a go, so thanks for listening and I hope you stay with us until the end because I promise it's going to be brilliant." The boisterous DJ is Radio 1's longest-serving breakfast host and broadcasts to an average of 7.1 million listeners each week. The confirmation of his departure ends months of speculation about his future on the breakfast show. However, he is expected to remain at Radio 1 , where station controller Ben Cooper is confident Moyles will front a new show and see out the remainder of his £1m deal lasting until 2014. "I've got an idea of a new role for him on the station.

Maybe we'll surprise people again in a short time," Cooper said. Asked whether he was confident Moyles would accept a new slot , Cooper added: "I think so because I think he's a phenomenal broadcaster. He did eight and a half years and I would rather he went out on top of his game and he will do that at the end of September. Then it's time for Chris to reinvent himself and to open up a new chapter." Cooper said suggestions that Moyles was forced out of the breakfast show because of his age were without foundation, although the station was under pressure to reduce the average age of its listeners. At 27, Grimshaw is two years younger than Moyles when he started on the breakfast show. The average age of Radio 1's listenership is 32, but Cooper wants to get that down to the target 15- to 29-year-old demographic. Grimshaw, who is regularly pictured with celebrity friends in London nightspots, is a regular on Channel 4's youth strand T4 and made his Radio 1 hosting debut in 2009. He said: "I'm super excited to be hosting the iconic Radio 1 breakfast show.

I it's been a dream of mine since the age of 11 and to be honest it hasn't really sunk in yet. I love Chris and have always looked up to him as one of the best broadcasters ever." The station is desperate to woo a younger audience. Can Chris Moyles's replacement on the breakfast show pull it off? Published: 11 Jul 2012 Late evening DJ and T4 presenter to host flagship show as Greg James is passed over for the role. By Mark Sweney and Josh Halliday Published: 11 Jul 2012 The man replacing Chris Moyles in his breakfast slot is seen as a surprise choice but he has strong youth credentials. By Josh Halliday Published: 11 Jul 2012 Station's longest-serving presenter announces he will depart in September, with Greg James tipped to take over. By Mark Sweney Published: 11 Jul 2012 Chris Moyles "I Quit Radio 1", DJ Leaves Breakfast Show After 8 Years - YouTube Chris Moyles "I Quit Radio 1", DJ Leaves Breakfast Show After 8 Years Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video?

Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 11, 2012 RADIO 1 DJ Chris Moyles has sensationally quit his breakfast show slot in an on-air announcement. The motormouth presenter, 38, told his listeners he was leaving after eight years. He will be replaced by Nick Grimshaw. He said: "I wanted to tell you myself. I didn't want you to see it in the newspapers or on Twitter. "A couple more months of us. Then it's someone else's turn." Moyles signed a new contract at the BBC last summer, keeping him at Radio One until 2014. Leeds-born Moyles, who racked up eight million listeners, has been at Radio 1 since 1997. In September 2009 he became the longest serving breakfast presenter at the station, beating previous record holder Tony Blackburn. Moyles, who called himself Radio 1's "saviour", played Take That's Never Forget, after breaking the news.

The presenter has been with the station for 15 years, and fronted the drivetime show before stepping up to the flagship morning programme. Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper said: "I'd like to thank Chris. Quite simply, he has been the most successful breakfast show host in Radio 1's history. "For the past eight and a half years he has been entertaining millions of listeners every morning, which is testament to his incredible talent as a broadcaster." A recent report by the BBC Trust found that the station, which is aimed at 15 to 29-year-olds, was struggling to lower the age profile of its listeners, with much of the audience over 30. Moyles - who has an audience of 7.1 million - famously launched a long rant on air two years ago complaining that he had not been paid. Grimshaw, 27, has been presenting the 10pm to midnight slot on Radio 1 Mondays to Thursdays. If you like this video please subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this. Also when you click 'Like' please share on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks .

Chris Moyles reportedly set to host XFM breakfast show | Gigwise by Alexandra Pollard Contributor | Photos by WENN Chris Moyles reportedly set to host XFM breakfast show The former Radio 1 presenter is rumoured to be starting in September Photo: WENN Chris Moyles has reportedly signed a deal to host a new breakfast show on XFM, rumoured to start in September. Moyles hosted the coveted breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 for eight years - with peak listening figures at just over 7 million - before leaving in 2012 and being replaced by Nick Grimshaw. Since leaving the show, Moyles' public profile has become substantially quieter, with a short-lived YouTube series failing to gain more than around 20,000 viewers a week. Now though, it looks as though he's preparing to jump back into the world of early morning radio. According to a source for The Sun , "It's a massive coup for XFM to be able to sign Chris.

He was enjoying not having all of the usual pressures and early starts that come with breakfast radio so bosses were well aware that they had to offer him a great deal to entice him back." The source continued, "He plans to spend the next two months developing ideas for the new show and how he wants the format to be. Chris will also take a networking trip to LA." Meanwhile, since his departure, Moyle's replacement Nick Grimshaw has seen a decline in listeners from the BBC Radio One Breakfast show - with the station overall losing 1million listeners in 2015 . XFM's breakfast show has been hosted by comedian Jon Holmes since January 2013. Chris Moyles: Life after the Radio One Breakfast Show | News | Fans Share Published: March 28 2013 19:44 Chris Moyles: Life after the Radio One Breakfast Show Chris Moyles was the saviour of Radio One He left the breakfast show in September 2012 What has Chris been up to since? Follow @fansshare The British public have been split for years, on their opinion of former Radio One Breakfast Show host Chris Moyles.

Many people loved the radio DJ and found him to be a breath of fresh air, while others simply found him annoying and arrogant an were glad to see him go. Chris Moyles with his old Breakfast Show team Chris Moyles was on the Radio One Breakfast show from January 2004 up until September 2012, becoming the longest-serving host in the history of Radio One's Breakfast Show slot. Chris walked away from the radio show in September 2012 and was replaced by Nick Grimshaw. Since then, Chris has treid his hand at a few things, including hosting television shows but it has been his performances on the stage which have impressed. Chris Moyles played King Heron in Jesus Christ Superstar and will return to the role for a tour starting in October 2013. Chris Moyles, the next James Bond? Chris Moyles has become one of the stars of the show, which has led many to question whether he will do further stage work in the future, with some even claiming that he could head to Hollywood and pursue a career over there. Whatever he decided to do, the Radio One Breakfast Show has not been the same without him.

McFly perform Starboy for Chris Moyles final show 146 Fan Uploads: Chris Moyles and Gallery Blake Lively BBC - Nick Grimshaw is new Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter - Media Centre Enquiries Nick Grimshaw is new Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter I'm super excited to be hosting the iconic Radio 1 Breakfast Show, it’s been a dream of mine since the age of 11 and to be honest it hasn't really sunk in yet. I love Chris and have always looked up to him as one of the best broadcasters ever."Nick Grimshaw Date: 11.07.2012 Last updated: 18.03.2014 at 17.49 Category: Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 today announced that Nick Grimshaw is the station’s new breakfast show presenter. Nick, who currently presents a night time show on Radio 1 (Sun-Thurs 10-midnight), will take over from the current breakfast show host Chris Moyles, who announced on air this morning that he is to step down in September.

Speaking about his new show Nick said: "I'm super excited to be hosting the iconic Radio 1 Breakfast Show, it’s been a dream of mine since the age of 11 and to be honest it hasn't really sunk in yet. I love Chris and have always looked up to him as one of the best broadcasters ever." Ben Cooper, Controller BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra, said: “Nick is a great broadcaster with a passion for music and a mischievous sense of humour, which has made him a hit with our listeners. He will be an excellent host for Radio 1’s new breakfast show, bringing a new generation of listeners with him.” Twenty-seven-year-old Nick has presented his current show on Radio 1, which features an energetic mix of new music, humour and guests, since June 2009. Nick joined the BBC in 2007 presenting shows on BBC Two and Radio 1, for the BBC’s former teen strand. He then went on to present the station’s weekend breakfast show from September 2008 before moving to his current show. Originally from Oldham, Nick’s first step into broadcasting was on student radio at Liverpool University.

RB Chris Moyles' swan song beaten in ratings by Today programme | Media | The Guardian Radio industry Chris Moyles' swan song beaten in ratings by Today programme Rajar figures show that DJ's final BBC Radio 1 breakfast show pulled in 6.73 million listeners, its lowest audience for six years Chris Moyles’ Radio 1 breakfast show was beaten in the ratings by the Today programme on Radio 4. Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images Radio industry Chris Moyles' swan song beaten in ratings by Today programme Rajar figures show that DJ's final BBC Radio 1 breakfast show pulled in 6.73 million listeners, its lowest audience for six years Thursday 25 October 2012 04.38 EDT First published on Thursday 25 October 2012 04.38 EDT Close This article is 4 years old Chris Moyles signed off from the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show with his lowest audience for six years, beaten in the ratings by Radio 4's Today.

Today programme presenters, including John Humphrys and Evan Davis, took bragging rights over Moyles with an average weekly audience of 6.94 million listeners in the three months to the end of September this year, according to the latest official Rajar figures published on Thursday. Moyles, who left the breakfast show on 14 September after a record-breaking eight years in the job, had 6.73 million listeners, his lowest audience since the beginning of 2006 and just over 200,000 behind Today. Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper, under pressure to retune his station to a younger audience , replaced Moyles, 38, with the station's former late night DJ, 28-year-old Nick Grimshaw . The new presenter's first full quarter audience figures, for the final three months of 2012, will not be available until early next year. Figures for the Radio 1 and Radio 4 breakfast shows were reflected in the overall audiences for the two stations. Radio 4 had an average weekly reach of 10.85 million listeners, up 2.7% year on year and just short of its biggest ever audience.

Radio 1 was down 5.5% year on year to 11.19 million. When Moyles took over Radio 1's breakfast show in 2004, the station had fewer than 10 million listeners, with just 5.5 million tuning into the breakfast show previously hosted by Sara Cox . Moyles, who once said he could "absolutely kick anybody's arse on breakfast, ever" had nearly 8 million listeners at his peak. But he was unable to achieve his ambition of presenting the most country's most popular breakfast show, beaten first by Sir Terry Wogan on Radio 2 and then by Wogan's successor, Chris Evans. It is unusual, but not unprecedented, for the Radio 1 breakfast show to be beaten by Today. Moyles lost out to Radio 4's flagship news programme when he was new to the job in the first quarter of 2004. The biggest winner among the BBC's national stations in the three months to the end of September was BBC 6 Music. The digital station, once earmarked for the chop by BBC management, grew its audience by nearly a third (31.8%) year on year to 1.62 million.

It was one of three BBC digital stations to soar to record audiences, including BBC Radio 4 Extra, up 11% to 1.69 million, and the Asian Network (which, like 6 Music, was also reprieved from the axe ), up 15.2% to 584,000. Radio 2 remained by some distance the country's most popular radio station with an average weekly reach of 13.9 million. Evans' breakfast show also remained number one, despite losing more than 300,000 listeners year on year, with an audience of 8.55 million. Despite the London Olympics, news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live's audience fell back 2.2% on the same period in 2011 to 6.09 million. Digital spin-off station 5 Live Sports Extra also slipped back, down 12.6% year-on-year to 1.01 million. The BBC said the total reach of all three 5 Live stations, including its bespoke Olympics station 5 Live Olympics Extra, was 7.77 million. Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio continued to increase in popularity.

A total of 20.4% of all radio listening was via a DAB radio, up from 18% the third quarter of 2011. But digital's overall share of the audience slipped back to 31.3% from 31.5% the previous quarter (up from 28.2% a year ago). • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediatheguardian.com or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook .

Question: Who replaced Chris Moyles as presenter of the Radio One Breakfast Show in September 2012?
Answer: NICK GRIMSHAW